One of the many movies on our holiday watch list is Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit. We confess to being complete LOR junkies, and read the Tolkein novel until it was dogeared in our youths. Our dreams have been fueled by these images that we spotted over at Houzz, featuring Hobbit-like houses that bring the charm of the Shire to modern life. Architect Simon Dale constructed this home not as a tribute to Bilbo but more to enjoy a low impact way of life. A plastic sheet waterproofs the roof’s insulating layer of straw bales. Click through to Houzz to see more images of Hobbit-like houses.

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